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Korean War
Korean War began when some soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel.This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War.Many feared it was the first step in a communist campaign to take over the world.
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision that overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision. Led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools for blacks were inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. The decision energized the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. -
Vietnam War
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The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam.The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of the domino theory of a wider containment policy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism worldwide. -
U-2 incident
International crisis when a soviet union fired and shot down an American U-2 spy pane, and killed the pilot. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was forced to admit to the Soviets that the U.S. CIA had been flying spy missions over the USSR for several years. This incident raised tensions between the U.S. and the Soviets during the Cold War . -
Presidential Election of JFK
This election was between the two candidates Kenndedy and Nixon. Between these two, issues centered around the cold war. Kennedy argued that the nation faced serious threats from the soviets and Nixon countered that the US was on the right track under the current administration. In the popular vote, JFK's margin over Nixon was 118,550 out of a total of 69 million votes cast. Kennedy was the youngest man ever elcted president. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
An organization of Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro. This event turned out to be an epic failiure and President JFK took full responsibility for the disaster. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Cuba grew dependent on the Soviets for military and economic aid during the cold war. The soviet leader agreed to plant nuclear missiles to prevent invasions. The US made a blockade for the soviets weaponry being shipped to Cuba And later agreed to be dismantled.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwWW3sbk4EU -
Martin Luther King's Assassination
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On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead while standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel. He was pronounced dead at the age of 39. Dr. King was killed by James Earl Ray, who was an escaped convict that escaped a Missouri Prison. The death of America’s leading civil rights advocate sparked a wave of rioting in the black communities of several cities around the country. -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
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John F. Kennedy, the president of the United States, was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas in an open-top vehicle. Lee Oswald did the from the top of a building shooting President Kennedy 3 times. Moments later President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the new President and left for Washington. -
John Lennon assassinated
John Lennon was a former band member of the Beatles. He was shot 4 times by an obsessed fan, David Chapman, who was later pronounced borderline psychotic. Grief was expressed all over the world due to the event that happened in New York City. -
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 27 during the 1996 Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed 1 person and injured 111 others. http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/july-27-1996-olympic-park-bombing-10354673 -
Bill Clinton Re-Election
In the 1996 presidential election, Clinton was re-elected, receiving 49.2 percent of the popular vote over Republican Bob Dole and Ross Perot . The 42nd President advocated economic and healthcare reform, and his few domestic and international successes were overshadowed by the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal that led to his impeachment.
